“The vagabonds in PDP; they grew up in 2015. They had their time and 10 years — a decade — they practised their ‘vagabondcy’ in the PDP. But they were expelled in November 2025, so no more vagabonds in PDP…So whatever it is that they are doing, you should be able to trace it back to their origin.”

AS Nigeria inches toward the 2027 general elections, widening cracks within opposition parties are fueling fears that President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, may secure a second term long before voters head to the polls.

“We view it as betrayal. In fact, we have never seen such a betrayal in our lifetime. Because he had spent almost 40 years together with his godfather, especially in politics… Kwankwaso trusted him so much that he was a custodian of all his credentials and documents, and was also on top of everything. But look at what has happened. Therefore, we see the defection of Governor Abba as a total betrayal of the Kwankwassiya Movement”

THE National Working Committee, NWC of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, takes a swipe at Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State following his resignation from the party, describing the action as a cold betrayal of a sacred trust.

The hoodlums, who were seen wielding different kinds of weapons, including knives and canes, were beating anyone they caught while the mayhem lasted.

At 7:21 a.m. on Ahmadu Bello Way in Abuja, a battered Toyota Carina II taxi crawled toward the Federal Secretariat. The radio crackled through the traffic hum as the morning news broke: another governor had defected.

Political power in Nigeria is often built on alliances, but it is frequently destroyed by ambition and the struggle for supremacy. Across the country, political godfathers and their protégés have repeatedly walked the same path: unity in opposition, victory at the polls, and rupture in power.

“There are some steps I ought to have taken to move the state forward but I dare not because of fear that taking such decisions would affect my victory in 2027. For example, some people who failed examinations and should have been sanctioned one way or the other could not be punished because of second term ambition.”

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Northern Youth Frontiers (NYF) has declared that Northern Nigeria will overwhelmingly support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 presidential election, citing continuity of reforms, national unity and adherence to Nigeria’s zoning and power rotation principle. The position was contained in a statement signed by […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State has welcomed no fewer than 1,000 defectors from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).